Oxenhope 16-05-2009 afternoon

Squally Showers moving NE (c) 2009

After the rains.... looking east... Cumulus castellatus (c) 2009


There should have been a Lancaster bomber flypast but this is all that came.... bahh!! (c) 2009

Jet2.com Boeing 757-27B

Female Pied (c) 2009

Redshank hunting! (c) 2009

1400 - 1815hr

S F4, 13degC, 65km between showers, 4/8 - 8/8 cumulonimbus heavy showers, QNH 1001 rising.

As often the case at this time of year, much more moving this afternoon than this morning. LBB Gulls now moving strongly with a fresh pulse after the storms, all ultimately NW and N. A single intermedius was noted on the wave wall before moving on. Mingled in amongst in well spaced singles were at least five Herring Gulls of varying ages.... a third summer with mustard legs was interesting but it flew on before it could be scrutinised. A Black headed Gull was uncommon for the time of year. House Martins were dodging the showers with small parties dropping in throughout the early part of the afternoon. The biggest let down was however the Lancaster bomber which never showed.... or if it did I must have missed it.....

Moving Birds:

House Martin 41 assumed N

LBB Gull 393 > NW and N

LBBG intermedius 1

Black headed Gull 1 > NW

Herring Gull 5 > NW

Swallow 3

Wheatear 1

Dave